EP2023824A4 - Method and apparatus for meniscal repair - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for meniscal repair

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EP2023824A4
EP2023824A4 EP07777216A EP07777216A EP2023824A4 EP 2023824 A4 EP2023824 A4 EP 2023824A4 EP 07777216 A EP07777216 A EP 07777216A EP 07777216 A EP07777216 A EP 07777216A EP 2023824 A4 EP2023824 A4 EP 2023824A4
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meniscal repair
meniscal
repair
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French (fr)
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EP2023824B1 (en
EP2023824A2 (en
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Peter Marshall
Dennis Hubbard
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Covidien LP
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Scandius Biomedical Inc
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0469—Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
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    • A61B17/0485—Devices or means, e.g. loops, for capturing the suture thread and threading it through an opening of a suturing instrument or needle eyelet
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    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
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    • A61B17/0469—Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
    • A61B2017/0472—Multiple-needled, e.g. double-needled, instruments
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    • A61B2017/0474—Knot pushers
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    • A61B17/0469—Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
    • A61B2017/0475—Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery using sutures having a slip knot
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    • A61B2017/0477—Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery with pre-tied sutures
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    • A61B2017/0496—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials for tensioning sutures
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
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    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B2017/06052—Needle-suture combinations in which a suture is extending inside a hollow tubular needle, e.g. over the entire length of the needle
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    • A61B17/064—Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue
    • A61B2017/0646—Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue for insertion into cartillege, e.g. meniscus
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EP (1) EP2023824B1 (en)
JP (2) JP5306184B2 (en)
AU (1) AU2007268046B2 (en)
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